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external group helping to coordinate and mediate generally improves the chances of
reaching a successful agreement (Noble, 2000).
4.2.3 Legislated
In the case where finding a market solution for multi-use in the offshore setting is not possible,
a legislative prescription can still attain desired policy goals of spatial efficiency in the ocean
area. The use of mandates, subsidies, tariffs, and other policy tools can change the incentives of
the current economic environment to make the multi-use concept economically viable.
As there is a growing focus on coastal zone management and the efficient and equitable use of
coastal resources in the EU, US, and elsewhere (Krause et al., 2003, Lutges and Holzfuss, 2006;
RICRMC, 2010), policy makers may find policy instruments as a palatable solution for
achieving policy goals. Mariculture can offer expanded employment opportunities to rural
peripheral regions and displaced fishermen in the area of a wind energy facility, and
potentially make wild harvest fisheries more productive if mariculture areas act as nurseries
for wild fish (Mee, 2006). Indeed, multi-use layering of economic activities can maximize the
value of offshore resources while reducing conflict between stakeholder groups. Promoting a
multi-use concept would not be an uncommon step; regulators have already shown that they
are comfortable with using legislation to spur growth in the offshore wind energy industry.
A clear, coherent, and stable regulatory framework is a bare minimum when firms make
financial decisions in the inherently risky offshore marine environment. Managers need to
be able to predict with some certainty the expected outcomes of changes in strategy, be it an
internal decision or the decision to form an external alliance. Carroll et al. (1988) have found
that fragmentation in the structure of State decision making is shown to lead to more
elaborate and costly inter-organisational networks. The decision to actively foster
cooperation on a multi-use concept should largely be dependent on market conditions, and
the potential social benefits available from multi-use facilities.
5. Conclusion
The discussion thus far has attempted to frame the potential cooperation in a multi-use
setting in the context of the broader social, political, and economic spheres, while also

illuminating the perceptions and characteristics of the particular industries themselves. It
appears clear that uncertainty and risk are large components of this discussion, and
naturally were brought up by survey respondents. The likelihood and form of collaboration
in the near future will be shaped by how well this risk and uncertainty is addressed.
It is apparent that the orchestration of a multi-use concept such as an integrating wind
energy and mariculture will be difficult. First results indicate that practical multifunctional
use of offshore areas requires technical and economic feasibility as a basic prerequisite to
assure that both offshore wind farm operators and mariculturists will support a multi-use
concept. This suggests that as more information emerges on the economic and technical
viability of this, it will be clearer if this is a practical approach towards rationalizing marine
stewardship in the offshore setting. Concurrent to this, it will fall to policy-makers to
sanction the range of options for how such a facility might be managed. The discussion here
is meant to enlighten the debate going forward on the relative merits of various
management alternatives, while also illuminating the motivations for cooperation from a
business standpoint.
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